Improvement in horse-collars



J T. TURNER. Horse-Collars.

No.- 222,964. Patented Dec. 23,1879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTcn.

JULIUS T. TURNER, OF GRAFTON, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-(DOLLARS.

Specification forming To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS T. TURNER, of Grafton, in the county ofMonroe and State of 'lVIichigan, have invented a new and usefulimprovement in-Horse-Gollars, of which the following is a specification.

I have improved that class of collars which are made to open at thethroat or lower end.

My object is to render the collar strong and durable at the points ofgreatest strain and wear. For this purpose I incase the divided orthroat parts with a metal casing of two sections, each having a doubletubular-formed part, closed at the end and adapted to be driven on andover the lower divided ends of both the pad and the roll part asufiicientdistance to form a firm and bracing case for these collarparts, with the ends of the separate cases joining. That part of thecasing which receives the roll is formed with a shield, extending to apoint at which the draft-chain connection is made with the hames, forthe purpose of protecting that part of the roll from being cut or wornout by the chain or strap which connects the hames with the pole; also,to hold the latter up and maintain the hamereceiving crease at thispoint to its form and depth, and in this respect serving an importantadvantage in keeping the hames securely within the rollcrease when theteam is back ing. This shield part envelopes enough of the roll part toallow it to be secured thereto by through-rivets, while thetubular partsare also secured both to the roll and to the pad.

parts by through-rivets. This mode of fastening gives a very firmattachment for the casing to the collar. 0pc of these tubular parts hasdowel-pins formed upon its closed end, and the closed end of the othertubular part has perforations to receive the dowel pins, which are soarranged that one will lock the roll ends and 'the other the pad ends,to prevent all twisting and shifting, and keeping the collar ends fromworking back and forth at each step of the team.

A clasp may be used to hold the ends of the collar together; but thisfastening is not absolutely necessary, as the hames keepitsdowelconnection secure.

Each tubular part and shield is formed as an entirety, bracing not onlythe divided colpart of Letters Patent No. 222,964, dated December 23,1879 application filed August 25, 1879.

lar ends, but the roll part, to the point of draft, keeping those partsof the collar in shape and preventing it from closing with irregular orirritating action upon the horses neck.

A collar open at the throat is not new; and I am also aware that metalcaps have been secured by screws over the ends of such open collar, andheld together by springlatches, such caps being secured by interiordevices fastened by stitching to the divided ends of the collar; andthat a wooden collar, open at the neck, has been provided with adowelfastening and riveted plates, with eyes for fastening the endstogether with a pin, like a hinge and its pintle-pin; and that a platehas been applied to a non-divided throat end of the collar, conformingto its shape, extending upward along the sides and held in place byclaspears, which lap the lower middle part of the collar, for thepurpose of bracing and holding the collar to its form; but in this casethe collar opens at the top only, and has the usual buckle fastening.

My improvement has important advantages over these constructions,whereby an openthroat collar is made more effective, durable, anddesirable.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a view, inperspective, of a horse-collar embracing my invention; Fig. 2, the metaltubular bracing casing for the divided throat-ends of the collar; Fig.3, asection on the line 2 z of Fig. 2; and" Fig. 4, a section throughthe tubular casing.

My improvement is primarily designed for use with horse-collars openonly at the throat or lower end; but" it may be applied and used oncollars adapted to buckle at the top. If used, however, on this class ofcollars the upper end must be kept tightly buckled; but in collars somade the buckling-straps tear out or become broken, and the frequentspringing open of the collar, in applying and removing it, breaks it atthe lower end and puts it out of shape, causing it to irritate and closeharshly upon the horses neck and shoulders, and on this account theopening of the collar at the lower end is preferable and best.

To obtain'the best results in the use of such collar, I provide each ofits lower divided parts with a tubular-formed metal casingone part. A,of which receives the pad part B for about two inches, and the otherpart, 0, of said casing. receives the roll part D about the same or alittle greater distance, these tubular parts having a regular inner-sidesurface, while the outer sides conform to the roll-crease. Each of thesetubular parts has a closed end, E, which, when joined, form a closebearing in the middle of the collar-bend.

The tubular roll part of each casing has formed with it a shield, F,extending up to a point where the draft-connection is made with thehames, and is made to cover the outer part of the roll sufficiently tobe secured thereto by rivets a, which pass through said shield and roll,and are riveted at each end, two or more such rivets making theconnection secure. The closed end of one of these casings has soliddowel-pins b 1) formed thereon, one projecting from the pad part and theother from the roll part, and adapted to enter corresponding holes inthe closed end of the other casin g. These tubular casings are drivenover the divided ends of the collar, binding them firmly, and aresecured by rivets 0 0, one passing through the pad part and the otherthrough the roll part, making a durable and firm bracing to that part ofthe collar which sustains the greatest strain and wear, and giving aregular bearing upon the horses neck and shoulders, while the shieldprotects that part of the roll from the cutting and wearing action ofthe chain or strap which connects the hames with the tongue. Thedowel-connections prevent all twisting of the collar at the joining, asthey lock both the pad and the roll parts together. A clasp may be usedto maintain a close joint, but when the hames are applied it is madesecure. The clasp may be alink, d, fastened by a riveted eye, 6, in onepart, and hooking over a pin, f, in the other part, and secured by akey, and the clasp may be placed on the roll part, or may be placed soas to fasten in the crease.

The tubular casings may be cast or formed in any suitable manner of thinmetal, and sold to the trade in different sizes, and complete for useeither for new collars or old ones. When the collar is worn out, thecasings may be removed by drawing the rivets, and applied to anothercollar.

I claim- 1. In a horse-collar open at the lower end, the combinationtherewith of the tubular metallic casings, formed substantially asherein set forth, and provided with shield-extensions F for the rollparts D, secured thereto by through rivets, substantially as herein setforth.

2. As an improved manufacture, metalhorsecollar casings having thetubular pad and roll parts, the shield extensions for the latter, innerside regular surfaces, closed ends, and dowel-connections, substantiallyas and for the purpose herein set forth.

JULIUS T. TURNER.

Witnesses:

I. A. NADEAU, D. MOORE.

